Then they came to urge David to eat food while it was still day, but David took an oath: ‘May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset! ’
2 Samuel 1:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening for those who died by the sword #– #for Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They mourned and wept for Saul and Jonathan his son, and fasted until evening for the Lord's people and the house of Israel, because of their defeat in battle. American Standard Version (1901) and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. Common English Bible They mourned and cried and fasted until evening for Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s army, and the whole house of Israel, because they had died by the sword. Catholic Public Domain Version And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, over Saul and over his son Jonathan, and over the people of the Lord and over the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel: because they were fallen by the sword. |
Then they came to urge David to eat food while it was still day, but David took an oath: ‘May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset! ’
Don’t gloat when your enemy falls, and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.
They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble,
Afterwards, they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armour-bearer, and all his men.